The Indiana couple accused of abandoning their adopted Ukrainian daughter with a rare form of dwarfism say the orphan was actually an adult and tried to kill them. Evidence has surfaced that showed the alleged child attended adult education classes.
Kristine Barnett, 46, and her then-husband, Michael Barnett, 43, were charged on Sept. 11 with neglect for relocating to Canada without Natalia—a Ukrainian girl they adopted in 2010.